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A WORD FROM THE EDITOR I’ve gotten to know the lollipop lady outside Jack’s school quite well over the years. We have talked about her daughter, who is in high school, her son, who is in college, the fact that she’s been on a diet and her yellow coat is now far too big… Now you may wonder when we have time to chat and rather surprisingly it’s as we stand waiting for cars to stop each morning. She holds her lollipop aloft, arm outstretched to prevent eager children from running across the road, and we wait, and wait, and wait as driver after driver pretends not to see us, gaze focused directly ahead, determined to get to somewhere awfully special (I assume). Occasionally they will wave as if to say “I acknowledge your existence but you must realise how incredibly busy and important I am so I’m going to ignore your request”. And we carry on waiting. Just the other morning a driver stopped, forcing the driver coming from the other direction to reluctantly (there are some words it’s rather easy to lip read!) to do the same thing. Just as the lollipop lady set off another car overtook one of the stopped cars, forcing her to jump back onto the footpath. What was he thinking? If the prospect of being 30 seconds late is so appalling then get up earlier or take a different route.

If you are driving past a school please be sensible and respectful and let’s show those impressionable boys and girls waiting to cross how it should be done.

On the subject of responsibility, we just got two rabbits, yet unnamed but very cute. I’ve been telling Jack it’s his responsibility to look after them, stressing time and time again how important it is to make sure the hutch is properly closed. As we came downstairs this morning he shouted “the rabbits are running around the garden” – and so they were! And who was the last person to visit the hutch? Me!! By the time we got to school Jack had told eight people what I’d done, including the lollipop lady. My authority has been completely undermined, but I’ve come up with a way to make this work to my benefit. Clearly I’m not up to the task so Jack really has to take over in order to keep those rabbits safe!

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VOLUNTEERS URGENTLY NEEDED We are very grateful for the current support we receive from East Bergholt and surrounding areas. However, we are extremely concerned that we cannot maintain the level of service we want to provide and that the area needs due to a shortage of responders. So once again, we are asking for your help.

We need more people to join East Bergholt Heartwatch. You may not wish or be able to volunteer yourself, but you may know people who can help and may like to join the Heartwatch team. Volunteers must be over 18 years of age and able to drive. They will receive full first responder training from the East of England Ambulance Service – providing critical life skills, the ability to support people in the most challenging of situations and enabling a vital response to be given to patients awaiting an ambulance or paramedic care. After initial training, regular refresher and update trainings continue and support is always available.

The level of commitment you give is entirely up to you, to fit in with your lifestyle – from a few hours a week to regular days or night cover. If you are interested, or even just thinking about it, please call Anne Chapman on 01206 298553 in the first instance for an informal chat. For more informaton visit: www.eastbergholt.org.uk Your support could really make a difference.

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CITY & GUILDS STITCHED TEXTILES GRADUATE SHOW 2016 Saturday, June 25 & Sunday 26, 10am-5pm Wickham Market Village Hall (IP13 0HE) hosts this annual exhibition to celebrate the achievements of the latest City & Guilds students. The work on show represents the culmination of two years of study in patchwork, quilting and machine embroidery.

There will be an exhibition by Out of the Fold and traders include Art Van Go, Eye Fabric Shop and Creative Stitch Suffolk.

Sales table, tombola, raffle and refreshments, entrance £2.

STOUR CHORAL SOCIETY East Bergholt will be ringing with The Sounds of Music on Saturday, June 25 when at 7pm in the Old Hall, members of Stour Choral Society and the children’s choir from Highfields and Lawford Primary Schools will be singing their hearts out.

Added to the evening will be some delightful settings of Shakespeare words and the once very popular Adiemus by Karl Jenkins. Stephen Smith will be accompanying and Susanna Hyman conducting. Tickets (adults £8 / family ticket: two adults up and up to three children £20) are available from 01206 395263.

This performance rounds up a very successful year for Stour Choral Society. The new season starts on September 5 in the Methodist Hall, South Street, Manningtree.

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REPORT TO PARISHES, MID-SAMFORD WARD: MAY 2016 BABERGH DISTRICT COUNCILLOR, SUE CARPENDALE Planning Development Management introduced extra mornings to its nonappointment pre-application advice service from Monday, May 16.

Residents and developers will be able to drop in on Monday, Thursday and Friday mornings at both the Needham and Hadleigh offices.

Appointments for application advice can still be made for MondayThursday afternoons. There will shortly be new email and contact details for the area teams.

Food Safety Apparently an ‘average’ person eats one in six meals out-of-home in restaurants, cafés and other locations. The checks of premises and kitchens by the council’s food safety teams are an important part of helping businesses to grow and contribute to Suffolk’s thriving tourism industry. Inspections cover food preparation methods, storage, cooking temperatures and cleaning regimes. Walk-in freezer curtains, chopping boards and even the staff changing rooms are examined.

Fridge temperatures are regularly checked and so is the temperature of fresh products being unloaded from delivery vehicles. Nothing is taken on trust. This work helps to create a level playing field for all food establishments, working to consistent standards and ensuring that businesses don’t cut corners in pursuit of securing an unfair advantage against their competitors. Local businesses are keen to maintain their coveted level 5 Food Hygiene Rating.

Waste Disposal and Composting If you are taking some bricks or garden rubble to the household recycling centres in Suffolk, be aware that you will now be charged £2 per bag (supposedly a bag weighs 25kg) or £2.50 for ten bags or more. Hopefully

the centre operatives will use some sensible discretion for small amounts, but some residents have already been caught out by this change.

On a more positive note, the Suffolk Waste Partnership has launched a new scheme to help people compost garden waste at home across the county. A number of items can be purchased through www. getcomposting.com to help people reduce their garden and kitchen waste. You can buy a 220 litre compost bin for £8.99 or a 330 litre bin for £9.99 – 50% off the normal retail price. If you buy one compost bin you can get another of the same size for half price. The usual limited stock warning applies, so order soon. The Suffolk Waste Partnership can also help with lots of information and tips on how to get the most from composting at home. To purchase, go to the website or call 0844 571 4444 quoting SUF16L. Councils on the look-out for fraud It’s not just residents who are targeted by telephone fraudsters. Someone tried it on with a parish clerk recently, claiming they were phoning on behalf of Norfolk Police (they are near the border) and asking for a donation towards a youth project they are running. Attempts to defraud organisations and individuals are becoming more audacious and, in many cases, more convincing.

To report scams visit: www.actionfraud.police.uk To complain about premium-rate telephone scams visit: www.phonepayplus.org.uk The local police and trading standards are among the other options. sue.carpendale@babergh.gov.uk

BABERGH DISTRICT COUNCILLOR, FENELLA SWAN Babergh AGM At the annual meeting of Babergh District Council on April 26, senior positions were filled for the coming year. Councillor Jennie Jenkins was reelected as the leader of Babergh and Councillor Simon Barrett as her deputy.

The role of chairman was handed over to Councillor Peter Burgoyne and his vice chairman Councillor Peter Beer. A senior team of portfolio holders were also approved as well as members with special responsibilities.

Councillors also approved a ‘refreshed’ Joint Strategic Plan for the next four years, as the foundation for change, growth and a sustainable legacy for future generations. The focus for the ‘refreshed’ plan still reflects the ambition of both councils to improve the prosperity of our area, through growing new homes, new jobs and new businesses. It outlines the context in which we are operating at the moment and the challenges and opportunities of the future that will influence how well we do.

communities across four categories: Rising Star: a young person or group of young people (under 18 years) who has made an outstanding contribution to their local school or community Community Hero: a person who has provided selfless service to a voluntary body or made a significant contribution to their community Action in the Community: for the work of groups of people whose actions affect the wider community Outstanding Local Business: a business located within Babergh or Mid Suffolk which has made a significant contribution to their social or environmental wellbeing of the district and its residents These awards are organised by both councils in partnership with the East of England Co-Op who are the main sponsors with support from the Landscape Group and SERCO.

Chief Executive Following the Babergh AGM, Chief Executive Charlie Adan announced that she would be leaving in the summer to take up a new role as chief executive of the Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames. During her five years in Suffolk Charlie has seen the integration of the award winning ‘smaller, smarter, swifter programme’, which transformed the workforces of Babergh and Mid Suffolk into one shared service. Work has already begun to find her replacement.

Adapted Accommodation The official opening of Babergh and Mid Suffolk’s first new-build council property in over 20 years took place on April 26. The new tenants were identified by the occupational therapy team as having an urgent need for adapted accommodation. The specific needs of the family have been incorporated into the build specification of this three-bedroomed, wheelchair accessible bungalow and it has been designed to be futureproofed and easily adapted for the family’s ongoing needs.

Community Achievement Awards 2016 The winners of the first-ever joint Babergh and Mid Suffolk Community Achievement Awards were recognised at an awards ceremony on Thursday, April 21. Both district councils have previously run their own Community Achievement Awards, but this year marks the first time the two councils have run a joint awards event.

This development forms part of our new-build programme and supports a key strategic priority for the two councils in delivering new homes. It is the first property out of eight schemes to be completed as part of a joint project to deliver 65 new council homes across both districts (38 in Mid Suffolk, across six sites and 27 in Babergh, across two sites). It is expected that all of the homes will be finished by mid-2017; they will be run and managed by both councils and will form part of their housing stocks.

The awards, which were judged by a panel including district councillors and young people from local schools, recognised 30 members of both

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REPORT TO PARISHES, DODNASH WARD DISTRICT COUNCILLOR, JOHN HINTON It has been an interesting month with the ‘selection’ of councillors for positions on the various committees and to fulfil an ever increasing role, a bit like governments ‘special advisors’ but in this case already members of the council acting as assistants to the lead members. The justification at the annual council was the pressure of work and the need for increasing member involvement! Interesting in that the same councillors hold several different position so the work can’t be that demanding!

especially in its key aims on development, engaging with communities and its reliance on ‘alternative’ funding streams. The plan has been running for two years and also aims to be smaller, smarter and swifter.

When asked about the increase in staff numbers and the cost of the large number of ‘interim’ posts which are on top of the full time employees, there was no credible answer.

The lack of communication with members and the apparent lack of any acceptance of the role of councillors in representing their electorate has meant that I have resigned from the Conservative Group and will now sit as an Independent Conservative so that I can freely represent the views of the Dodnash residents who elected me.

Babergh needs change and it should, unlike the struggling devolution bid, come from the bottom up, not the top down as has happened, with a considerable amount of experience lost forever, hence the ‘interim’ positions. I will continue to engage with local and national press to put across the village’s view on the 144 and other areas of concern and will be as active as I can in representing your views at district council level.

The revised Joint Strategic Plan was agreed at the council meeting but in many respects it is the same as before and is being ignored in many ways,

Councillor John Hinton

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NOTES FROM THE CASE

Matters at the Parish Meeting and the Statutory Meeting in April

SUFFOLK’S FIRST CO-OPERATIVE PUB!

17 members of the public attended to raise their support for the PC taking the recent Babergh planning application decision to Judicial Review and for the work on the Neighbourhood Plan.

Garden Party to celebrate The Queen’s 90th Birthday On Saturday, June 11 we will be holding a garden party at The Case to celebrate the 90th birthday of HM Queen Elizabeth II. The event will run from 3-6pm and will be open to all.

Annual reports were presented by the PC chair and committee chairs, the county and district councillors.

County Councillor Jones asked to do a presentation to the PC on devolution proposals.

Five planning applications were considered with two approvals and two refusals recommended with one ‘no observations’.

The parish council was successful in a further £1,000 Neighbourhood Plan grant application.

Clerk to invite James Cartlidge MP to the May parish council meeting.

Letter to be sent to Babergh CEO on delays in progressing Neighbourhood Plan.

And the Extraordinary Meeting in April After careful consideration the parish council has decided to take the planning applications on Moores Lane and Hadleigh Road to Judicial Review. Babergh’s unwillingness to listen to the views of the people of East Bergholt left us with no alternative.

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We will be serving free tea and cake, and the bar will be open throughout the afternoon, with our usual range of alcoholic and soft drinks on sale. At the time of writing we are also hoping to put on some live music. To claim your free afternoon tea, please pick up a ticket from the pub before the day.

While the event will be free, we will be gratefully accepting donations on the day towards the start-up costs for Bentley Stores.

The theme for the garden party will be red, white and blue, so we would ask everyone to wear something in those colours on the day.

Coasters Scooter Club Pre-Rally Event On Sunday, June 12, the Coasters Scooter Club, who meet at The Case every week, will be holding a pre-rally event at the pub from 3-6pm in aid of the East Anglian Childrens’ Hospice. As well as a number of classic scooters on display, there will be a barbecue and live music from Louie 2 Tone. The pub will still be open to the public at the same time, and we will still be serving Sunday lunch at the usual time, so come along and join in the fun.

Quiz Nights For the first time our popular monthly quiz nights will continue throughout the summer months this year, with the next quizzes on Saturdays, May 28, June 25 and July 30. The quizzes start at 9pm with food served from 6-8pm.

Staff Changes at The Case In April we welcomed new paid staff: Chef Jayne, supported by new kitchen assistant Becky, and Yolande, who is running front of house.

We also said goodbye to Ellen who has decided to move on to new opportunities, and thank her for all her great work over the past year.

Our new staff will continue to be supported by our dedicated volunteers as always. We still have a need for more bar volunteers, with a relatively small number of volunteers currently doing the lion’s share of bar shifts, and we also have a need for more green-fingered volunteers to help keep the garden looking its best.

For more information on these events, or volunteering at The Case, please: visit www.thecasepubbentley.co.uk / follow us on Facebook at SaveTheCaseBentley / call 01473 805575 during opening hours / email savethecase.bentley@gmail.com

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Bring your dog along to the first doggy tea party at Gladwells Pet & Country Store in Copdock!

In association with WOOF&BREW. From 10am, WOOF&BREW will be serving their delicious herbal infused teas*, designed especially for dogs!

Copdock Mill, Old London Road, Copdock, IP8 3LA Tel: 01473 731 117

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NEWS ARDLEIGH SURGERY NEWS

EAST BERGHOLT CINEMA

You quickly learn when you work within the NHS that things are constantly being changed – some changes good and some maybe not so good. The practice itself has undergone some changes recently which you may have noticed.

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Our new website went live in March, and if you haven’t seen it but have access to the internet, I would encourage you to visit it. It contains a whole host of information about the surgery and the services that we offer, together with some helpful tips and links. I would be grateful for any feedback about the website which can be found at: www.ardleighsurgery@nhs.uk In March we also went live with EPS, the Electronic Prescription Service.

Although patients will not really notice the difference with this scheme, it means that when you order your prescription as a non-dispensing patient, it will be sent to the pharmacy of your choice electronically rather than as a printed piece of paper. This should result in less prescriptions going astray and the pharmacies receiving the prescription quicker. We have the ability to track the prescriptions so can see where they are in the dispensing process at any time.

At our recent Patient Participation Group meeting, the difficulty in getting through on the prescription ordering line was discussed. I would encourage you to use other means rather than the telephone if you can – either by dropping in your repeat slip at either Ardleigh or Dedham surgeries at your convenience or by registering to order online using our bespoke system. You can also make appointments online and, from this month, you can view parts of your medical records online, such as immunisations, problems, test results and letters. Because of the sensitive nature of the information, registration for these services requires you to complete a form and bring in some ID so that we can verify we are giving access to the correct person.

We introduced a text messaging service in April. If you have given us your mobile phone number, we will confirm your appointment by text. This will give the date and time of your appointment, the name of the clinician you are seeing, and whether the appointment is at Ardleigh or Dedham.

You will receive the text within an hour of making the appointment and then a reminder 48 hours before the appointment. To help us, if you change your mobile number, please let us know. If you don’t wish to receive these text messages, please let the receptionist know and we will ‘opt you out’ of the system.

However the biggest change of all for the practice is the retirement of Dr Jane Owens at the end of June this year. Dr Owens has been at the practice for many years and I know she will be greatly missed by all of us at the surgery and by you too. A book is available at both surgeries if you would like to record your best wishes to Dr Owens.

She has asked that no personal gifts are made, but if people would like to give something, a donation to either Save the Children (www. savethechildren.org.uk) or Médecins Sans Frontières (www.msf.org.uk) would be appreciated.

Many local surgeries have had difficulty in recruiting GPs to replace doctors who leave, but fortunately we have recruited Dr Emily Foster to join the practice when Dr Owens leaves. Some of you will remember Dr Foster, who completed some of her GP training at Ardleigh. In addition, both Dr Rob Lenart and Dr Lisa Gladwin are increasing their working hours.

Practice Manager Stephanie Durrant

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A mother and her young son are imprisoned for years in one room. How will they adjust to freedom? Top film critic Mark Kermode gave the film 5 stars and called it a ‘Heartbreaking, life-affirming drama’. The film’s leading actress, Brie Larson, won an Oscar for her performance.

All shows at the Constable Hall, Gandish Road, East Bergholt. Films start at 8pm, bar and refreshments available from 7.30pm.

Advance tickets from the Fountain House Tearoom, East Bergholt or call 01206 299774 to reserve tickets. Adults £4, under 18s £2.

The cinema closes for its summer break in July and August. Watch this space for news of next season’s showings.

BATS PRESENT HOLIDAY SNAP Holiday Snap, a comedy by Michael Pertwee and John Chapman, runs from Thursday, June 9 to Saturday 11 at Brantham Village Hall with performances at 7.30pm.

This tale of comic predicament and mistaken identity unfolds with real wit and style. A Portuguese time-share villa has been double-booked, but the company rep, the myopic tippler Commander ‘Chitto’ Chittenden, is in the dark. When Mary and Henry arrive shortly after Eve and Leslie, Chitto manages to remain unaware that there is more than one couple on the scene. Watch the confusion compound with the missing housekeeper and her husband. How will the arrival of Henry’s mother-inlaw cause even more problems? Who is the real Sir Piers? Answer these questions by coming along to see this hilarious play.

Tickets are £7 and available from: Bakes & Blossoms Café at Acacia Court / 01206 396674 / 07891 974844 (text).

BRANTHAM’S ANNUAL MEGA CHARITY GARAGE SALE Saturday, June 11, 9.30am-4.30pm Open garages throughout the village will be selling a treasure trove of household items needing a new home at bargain prices. Look for the balloons and signs throughout Brantham on the A137.

The village hall will host a table top sale with WI refreshments, handicrafts, preserves and plants. There will be a barbecue, tombola, ice cream van and much, much more.

Why not make a day of it, grab a bargain and help the charities? Last year’s grand total was £6,000, with half going to St Elizabeth Hospice (Carla Dawson’s Tribute Fund) and the other half split between Clic Sargent, Lego Therapy at Brooklands School, the Maisie Hayward Charity and Woolverstone Wish at Ipswich Hospital.

Over the last 12 years we’ve raised more than £36,400 for charity, but this year may be our last event unless we get more volunteers to help organise it. Come along and help us make it a huge success.

For more information contact Ronnie Dawson (01206 395557) or Yvonne Amoss (01206 392296).

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NEWS VENTURE CENTRE 2000

NEWS FROM CAPEL LIBRARY

1st Lawford Scouts

June will see longer days and shorter nights and just the right time to spend reading books in the shade with a nice glass of lemonade or a cup of tea – or whatever your fancy is at the time. It depends on your taste just as selecting your books to read, some of us like thrillers and crime, others just wish to delve into a novel. Whatever your choice is come into the library and choose or select from the online catalogue at: www. suffolklibraries.co.uk

1 Lawford Scouts will be hosting a live music night on Saturday, July 2 with DARC and James Burrage, 7.30pm-midnight. Fully licensed bar and ploughman’s supper, £10 a ticket. For further information and tickets please contact Mick Lang: 01206 395581 st

Wednesday, June 1: Stour Valley Flower Club demonstration with Crystal Dyball Thursday, June 2: Public meeting re leave EU, 7.30-10pm Hear from our local MP and parliamentary candidates as to why we should leave the EU. Speakers: Bernard Jenkin, Maria Vigneau and Mark Cole.

Saturday, June 4: Vinyasa Flow Yoga and PiYo, 9.30-10.45am Vinyasa Flow yoga incorporates yoga sequences with the breath to help build flexibility, strength, mindfulness and relaxation. PiYo is a music-driven athletic workout, inspired by the mind/body practices and pilates and yoga. If you want to get fit, strong and lose weight, while enjoying the benefits of yoga and pilates, then this is the class for you.

Ktcourts@gmail.com / 07990 640311 Monday, June 6: Little Acorns demonstration of clairvoyance, 7.30-9pm, admission £3.50 Tuesday, June 7: Emperor Theatre Art’s weekly classes in dance, drama and singing.

Ages 5-11: 4-5pm dance / 5-6pm drama Contact Faye Simons: 01449 722354 Thursday, June 9: Blood day Tuesday, June 14: Bishops & Miller Auctioneers free valuation day, 10am2pm.

Items are welcomed for consignment to auction or if you are just curious: 01449 673088 Tuesday, June 21: Link Line Coffee, Chat and Cake.

Meet for a chat with light refreshments in the Ivell Suite, 10am-noon.

Storytime and craft: Friday, June 10, 4pm and Saturday, June 11, 12.30pm Do come and join us for the telling of The Queen’s Knickers by Nicholas Allan and then make a pair of knickers suitable for the Queen. All items will be displayed on our very own washing line for everyone to admire and possibly a photograph of them to be included in the Birthday Book!

Baby Bounce: every Tuesday at 2pm It’s good to see some old faces coming back again, as well as some new mums joining our little group. Come and shake some instruments and join in with some nursery rhyme singing and action songs. Suitable for everyone under-five and their parents and carers.

Library Book Group: meets on Friday, June 17 at 2.30pm Minecraft Club: meets on Sundays, June 12 and 26 Don’t forget that we also sell book tokens in any denomination and books of first and second class stamps.

OPENING TIMES Monday: Closed Tuesday: 9.30am-12.30pm and 2-5.30pm Wednesday: 9.30am-12.30pm Thursday: 9.30am-12.30pm Friday: 2-5pm and 5.30-7.30pm Saturday: 9am-3pm Sunday: 10am-3pm

Thursday, June 23: EU Referendum voting, 7am-10pm

Contact: 01473 311699

Thursday afternoons: New Baby Ballet Baby Ballet Movers, 3-5 years, 1.20pm / Baby Ballet Tinies, 18mths-3yrs, 2pm / Baby Ballet Tots, 6-18mths, 2.45pm

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Contact Katie: 01206 210522 / 07960642467 / colchester@babyballet.co.uk Every Thursday morning: Music is Fun with Jo Jingles The country’s largest pre-school music and movement provider.

Contact Beth: 07877343307 / jojinglestendring@hotmail.com REGULAR CLASSES Monday: Table tennis, quilting, patchwork classes, Active 4 Life keep fit, Debbie Miller Dance Tuesday: Quilting, yoga, art classes, Emperor Theatre arts, choir Wednesday: Weight Watchers, body conditioning and pilates beginners and improvers, art classes Thursday: Self-help upholstery, Jo Jingles, Baby Ballet, Slimming World Friday: Active 4 Life and Pilates, Boogie Shoes Saturday: Vinyasa Flow Yoga and PiYo, and available for private hire Sunday: Fortnightly Link Line meetings, and available for private hire Sunday: 11am-noon, New Fellowship Monthly meetings for the flower club, the Lymphedema Support Group, Link Line Coffee, Cake & Chat.

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Gradually our membership increases. It was good to meet folk outside the Co-Op on April 23 when we were able to distribute the free books available from World Book Night. Interestingly it was quite hard to give away the free book, and it took us most of the morning to distribute the 25 books we had been given. Still, it was an opportunity to advertise the work of the Friends, and one or two people signed up as members.

At our management meeting we agreed to go ahead with the I-pad project, and those who have registered an interest will soon be able to borrow one from the library, though we are only starting with two. This has been made possible by Katherine and Ali’s run in the Colchester Half Marathon. Thanks to all of you who sponsored them.

We also decided to increase the prize level in the 100 Club so that our main winner in April receives £15. The April winners were: Sue Edwards £15, Alison Stewart £5, Clive Powell £5.

Looking ahead we will see many of you at Fun Day when we will have lots of books available for sale, as well as other activities within our gazebo.

Further ahead we plan an astronomical evening on September 10, more on this later.

We would still welcome new people who want to support the library by becoming a trustee, as well as possibly being prepared to become chair.

Chris Yule

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NEWS / OUT & ABOUT DEDHAM FILMS

STOUR VALLEY MEN’S PROBUS CLUB

The Assembly Rooms, Dedham Wednesday, June 15, 7.30pm, doors open at 7pm: Brooklyn, 2016 Directed by John Crowley, based on Colm Toibin’s best selling novel.

Tickets £4 from Shakespeare House Gallery Dedham High Street or at: www.dedhamfilms.co.uk Dedham Films LIVE Sunday, June 12, 4pm, doors open at 3.30pm: Peter Morgan’s THE AUDIENCE, NTLive Encore Directed by Stephen Daldry, starring Helen Mirren.

Come and help us celebrate the Queen’s 90th birthday with all proceeds going to Dedham Primary School.

Tickets £10 from Shakespeare House Gallery, Dedham High Street or at: www.dedhamfilms.co.uk

JUKEBOX SUMMERTIME

On Wednesday, May 4 Grant Elliot presented the musical story The History of Jazz and on Wednesday, May 18 Harry Parsons gave a most interesting talk about the building of the Millennium Tower at Bury St Edmunds.

On Wednesday, June 1 John Field will present Giles, The Cartoonist, and his Adopted Town and on June 15 John Tingey will talk about the great work undertaken by the RNLI. On July 6 Lewis Tyler will talk about The River Gipping Trust and David Brown will present a talk entitled The Land of the Dragon on July 20. Our popular summer lunch takes place at the Lawford Venture Centre on Sunday, July 17.

Our club endeavours to be simple in structure, free of the constraints and obligations of service clubs and involve members at minimal cost.

The club is directed primarily to providing fellowship between members who are compatible with each other, and providing the opportunity for development of acquaintances. New members are welcomed.

We meet on the first and third Wednesday of each month at St John Ambulance HQ, Manningtree CO11 1EB at 10.30am.

For further details please contact secretary Brian Rolfe: 01206 393665

DEDHAM FOOTPATH GROUP Sunday, June 17: Meet at public car park at Pin Mill at 6.30pm for a four to five-mile walk.

Leader: Sheila Beeton, 01206 322171

Presented by the award winning Orchard Players This show has a summertime vibe, with all the fun and excitement of holiday time. The songs are mostly from the jukebox era of the 1960s and include numbers from iconic artists such as The Beatles, The Kinks, Dusty Springfield and The Beaachboys.

For a trip back to the 1960s come and join us at Capel St Mary Village Hall from July 7-9. Box office: 07754 175399

BRANTHAM BOX OFFICE Film night Wednesdays at Brantham Village Hall; doors open at 7pm, films start at 7.30pm.

Wednesday, June 15: The Lady in the Van (Cert. U) The charming true story of playwright Alan Bennett who forms an unexpected bond with a transient woman (Maggie Smith) living in a van in his driveway.

Wednesday, July 20: Suffragette (Cert. 12) Starring Carey Mulligan, the moving portrayal of the foot soldiers of the early feminist movement.

Tickets £4 in advance from Bakes and Blossom café, £4.50 on the door, £2 for under 16s.

Find out more at: Facebook.com/BranthamBoxOffice

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OUT & ABOUT STOUR VALLEY U3A On Wednesday, May 11 Dr Roger Simpson BFA Calgary, MA Victoria and PhD Essex Universities, talked on John Constable – Man in a Landscape. He asked that having seen The Hay Wain so often do we no longer see it at all? He also confirmed that Constable was one of the greatest religious painters that this country has ever produced.

Meet the U3A Coffee Morning Friday, June 17 Members and potential new members are invited to join us at the Constable Hall on Friday, June 17 at 10am. The benefits of joining our U3A will be explained together with details of the many activities of the interest groups. The committee and interest group leaders will be present to answer your queries and light refreshments will be provided.

On Wednesday, July 13 Brian Cornell, a former Thames lighterman on the River Thames, will talk on The Thames Watermen and Lightermen.

This promises to be an interesting first-hand account of the operating practices of the Port of London in the post-war era.

We don’t have a speaker meeting in August but hold our popular Summer Dinner on Friday, August 5 at the Constable Hall.

On Wednesday, September 14 Dr John Ashdown-Hill FSA, FRHistS, historian, writer and lecturer will talk on Mythology of Richard III. He will explore the traditional mythology and modern myths which have emerged since the discovery of his remains in 2012. Was he a usurper?

How many did he kill? Who was really responsible for finding his remains?

We meet at The Constable Hall, Gandish Road, East Bergholt CO7 6TP at 2.15pm. Annual membership costs £12 a year and this entitles members to attend the meetings that take place on the second Wednesday of each month, except August and December.

Our main purpose is to encourage lifelong learning for those who are no longer in full time employment and emphasis is always placed on making learning active and fun as well as helping in developing friendships. We have a wide range of groups including language study, country walking, computer studies and gardens, churches and historic buildings visits. In the main, membership is drawn from communities in the lower Stour Valley and adjacent areas including Brantham, Capel St Mary, Dedham, East Bergholt, Holbrook, Lawford, Manningtree, Raydon, & Stratford St Mary.

We are affiliated to the ThirdAge Trust, and have more than 230 members and 21 groups. For further information please visit www.stourvalleyu3a. org.uk where membership secretary Val Pretty may be contacted.

Remember: It’s never too late to learn! Join the 361,477 members across 969 U3As throughout the UK today.

VILLAGE LINK CLUB Our next meeting is on June 8 when Lesley Krohn will present a talk entitled The Galapagos Islands and Dive. This talk was originally programmed for May but was a late change due to the unavailability of the speaker.

Future talks this year will be: Wills, Inheritance Tax and Protecting Assets; Silver and Gemstones; The History of War Memorials; A Naval Sailor’s Life is a Merry Life in the 18th and 19th Centuries; Creative Story Writing; Pavements We Walk On; Nothing Like a Dame; Dedham, Lavenham and the Cloth Trade; Chaplin of the Methodist Homes; Wolves, Dogs and Us; Easter Parade; The Building of Bury Tower.

MANNINGTREE & DISTRICT PHOTOGRAPHIC SOCIETY The final Open Colour competition of the season drew a large number of entries, gamely judged by Gill Adams. Among the top entries were vivid night-time pictures by Jonathan Day and David Garnham, together with captivating scenes from David Edwards, Jill Sullivan and Russel Maynard.

Entries from our society were submitted for the annual GranvilleFoulger Trophy Competition, held in April and organised by the East Ipswich Camera Club. We achieved third place. A commendable effort against several larger and more well established clubs. The winners were Bury St Edmunds.

Our 2016/17 season will begin in September and run through to May 2017. Another full programme of talks and competitions is promised which we hope will further your enjoyment of this fascinating hobby.

New members are welcome to join or may attend initially as a visitor (£3). Meetings are held at St John’s Centre, Station Road at 7.30pm.

For more information please contact our secretary, Margaret: 01206 396958 / madps@post.com www.manningtreeanddistrictphotographicsociety.co.uk

BUMPER BOOK SALE Another Bumper Book Sale will be held at Manningtree Methodist Church in South Street, Manningtree on Saturday, June 25, 10am-3pm.

Admission is free with all hardbacks priced at £1 and all paperbacks 50p.

RSPB FLATFORD WILDLIFE GARDEN The RSPB Wildlife Garden at Flatford has fully woken up again and is making a great job of providing a home for nature. At the time of writing, we have orange tip butterflies on the honesty flowers, blue tits and great tits sitting on eggs in our camera-fitted nest boxes and hairy-footed flower bees making the most of the fading pulmonarias. The garden is full of ideas for visitors to take home and make use of in their own gardens, be they acres or balconies, to encourage and support our wildlife that is struggling through constantly diminishing habitat.

As well as our established and well-loved more traditional garden features, we have some new introductions this year, with a wildlife pond that has already attracted a range of pond skaters and water beetles, a child-sized ‘log cave’ to play in, on and through, a log grotto for mini beast exploration and a wonderful willow tunnel to run through, complete with porthole windows for photo opportunities. There is also a new ‘roly-poly’ hill for those wishing to propel themselves down it. Why not come along and see us? We will be open every day now until the end of October, from 10.30am until 4.30pm.

Meetings are held on the second Wednesday of every month in Tattingstone Village Hall at 10am. Following the speaker we have refreshments (when there is time for a chat with other members) and a raffle. New members and visitors are welcome to join us. After the August and February meetings, we normally hold a members’ lunch

Over half-term (Monday, May 30-Sunday, June 5) we will be running a week of ‘bee-themed’ activities for families. Among these will be nature trails around the garden, a bee identity parade and bee-friendly flower seed sowing (to take home). We will also have some story telling sessions and plenty of information about what to grow to encourage bees into your garden, along with some plants for sale, propagated by our RSPB volunteers. For directions, visit: www.rspb.org.uk/Flatford

Roger Felgate, 01473 311684

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OUT & ABOUT ROTARY CLUB MANNINGTREE STOUR VALLEY CHARITY TOOL COLLECTION The Rotary Club of Manningtree Stour Valley is supporting Tools with a Mission, a Christian charity dedicated to sending recycled tools across the world.

Do you have hand tools that you no longer require? Then please help us put them to good use.

We need the following: Construction/Mechanics Tools Carpentry, Plumbing, Electrical, General Building Mechanics/Engineering Tools (including electric power tools) Garden Tools: spades, forks, hoes, rakes, pick axes, sledge hammers… (including petrol lawnmowers, strimmers, and chainsaws) If you have any of these items to donate please take them to our local drop off point which is: Valley Garden Supplies Wignall Street, Lawford, Essex CO11 2JL MANNINGTREE ROTARIANS CLEAN FOR THE QUEEN Anyone travelling to or from Manningtree by train recently may have noticed that for once there is no rubbish to be seen. Several members of the Rotary Club of Manningtree Stour Valley spent a Saturday morning removing all traces of litter from the footpaths and hedges on the station approach, as well as the roadside verges between there and the Suffolk boundary.

The Rotarians were taking part in the national Clean for the Queen initiative organised for her 90th birthday year. This is their second outing and they were previously loaned litter pickers by Tendring District Council. However, as this is to be a regular event, they have now purchased their own equipment. They have also obtained some of the regal purple bin bags, which have been produced especially for this event.

Recently our unit annual review was undertaken and it’s encouraging to note that, once again, many of the Explorers have completed various levels of the Duke of Edinburgh’s Award scheme. The unit has been running the award scheme alongside the three levels of the scout awards for just over 10 years.

At Bronze level three further awards have been achieved following their qualifying expedition in Thetford Forest and with four Explorers from the same team due to complete their programmes before the summer break the unit total for Bronze level achieved will have exceeded 40. With six new members joining the unit in recent months we will be setting up a new Bronze team, our eleventh, very soon.

Five Silver level participants have achieved their award following their qualifying expeditions in the New Forest and South Downs National Parks and a further four from the same two teams will complete their awards before the summer break. Three of those participants have started their Gold level/Queen’s Scout Award programmes and will be joined by a further three from the Silver teams for the summer and autumn expeditions.

Twenty-five Explorers will have achieved their Silver level awards and 12 so far the Gold Award with eight of those completing the further challenges to complete the Queen’s Scout Award. Two members of the unit have completed the Explorer Belt, an international challenge held in Poland and last year in Finland.

As the Bronze team above are completing their programmes we will set up our eighth Silver team before the summer break.

Although the unit has recently recruited an additional leader to support the award programmes the rising numbers of unit taking part in the scheme has resulted in the need for further additional adult support. If you hold a Duke of Edinburgh’s Award and would like to help more young people achieve theirs, or wish to know more, please contact Roger for an informal chat.

Roger S Dann: 01206 395285 / 07778 463172 / catt-explorers@outlook.com www.wolseyscouts.org.uk/explorers www.brantham.onesuffolk.net/the-parish-council/groups

CAPEL ST MARY COUNTRYSIDE CLUB Club president Rob Sharratt said: “As well as being very satisfying to see the improvements we also actually enjoyed ourselves. We were greatly encouraged by the public’s positive comments and the many motorists who sounded their horns as they passed us. Most local residents only meet us when we have collecting tins in our hands and we are always really grateful for their support and for trusting Rotary to put their very generous donations to good use. However, it is also good to be able to show them that Rotary is often hands on as well and it isn’t always about asking for money for charity, however worthwhile and necessary that may be.

“Rotary Clubs are very much part of their community and all our members all take areal pride in their local environment. We plan to repeat the operation regularly and would welcome suggestions from the public about any other locations they feel are in need of attention.”

In total seven full bags of rubbish and a car tyre were collected from the roadside and properly disposed of by the Rotarians taking part.

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At our last meeting before the summer break we had a very informative talk by Ann Day from Ipswich Tourist Information Centre on Ipswich Waterfront.

Using slides and old pictures she showed us how the waterfront has evolved through the centuries since the first Anglo Saxon settlement to the present day student accommodation, apartments and restaurants.

This was a very interesting talk for members as some could remember the old factories and buildings before the new developments.

The speaker drew our attention to the guided walks being organised from May to September, starting from the Tourist Information Centre at St Steven’s Church on Tuesday and Thursday afternoons and a few evenings.

Our next meeting is on September 13 and the subject will be North Carolina.

See you after the summer break.

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SCHOOLS BENTLEY CEVC PRIMARY SCHOOL

ROBIN’S NEWS

Hooray, summer is finally here and at Bentley CEVC Primary School, we are making the most of it. Learning and fun go hand in hand and we have been taking part in a host of practical activities to support our topic work and beyond.

Baby Bears The Baby Bears have been making the most of the wonderful weather, spending lots of time outdoors playing in the garden. They have had a great time eating snack and picnic teas on the decking area and their handprint minibeasts and summertime artwork have been displayed in the garden, making it look much brighter and summery. Something new that the Bears have tried is painting on tin foil and we think the end result looks fab displayed in the room.

We are so incredibly proud of our Year 5 and 6 pupils. The Year 6 pupils conducted themselves magnificently throughout the whole of the SATs process and no matter what the outcome, we can say hand on heart that every single one of them tried their very best and gave it their all. Well done. The Year 5 and 6 netball team competed in the pyramid netball competition at East Bergholt High School, going up against teams from much bigger schools but demonstrating what a tight knit group they are.

Year 5 also had a series of assessments while the Year 6 pupils sat their tests and equally gave it their best. They have shown a confidence and determination that will put them in good stead for moving up to the final year of primary in September.

Adventurous explorers from Adders class ventured out into the grounds for a special Forest Schools day, making wattle and daub from straw (kindly donated by the White family) and mud to enhance their practical understanding of life in the Anglo-Saxon period. This topic has now been completed and Adders class are now working on the human body and how to keep healthy. When the dental team came in to talk about how diet affects your health and your teeth, they brought with them disclosing tablets that show how well we really brush our teeth; we had great fun with huge purple grins in class for the afternoon but learnt some really important things about dental hygiene along the way.

Wolves class have been just as hands on this term with their topic on butterflies. They have had caterpillars in class that have now turned into chrysalises and we are eagerly awaiting the hatching of our own beautiful butterflies. They have been looking at ‘warm’ and ‘cold’ colours, blending colours and creating wonderful butterfly pictures using a variety of techniques.

The whole school took part in a special Ascension Day where we were again supported by The Rev Don Mehen from St Mary’s Church and Craig Whale from Bentley Baptist Church. The children took part in a range of activities including putting the order of the events leading up to the Ascension in order, making and decorating crosses and making sculptures from paper cups and cotton wool of Jesus ascending into heaven. We all learnt a great deal from the day and we can’t wait to put all the children’s work on display in the school hall.

Toddling Tigers The Tigers have created and explored a jungle in their room. Sharing Handa’s experience from the beautiful story Handa’s Surprise has been such good fun, looking at all the animals of Africa and finding them in the jungle. There has also been lots of different yummy fruit tasting including avocado, guava, passion fruit and pineapple.

Gruffalos May has been a busy month in the Gruffalos! We have planted the rocket seeds, watered, monitored and measured, carefully recording the results for the RHS Rocket Seed Campaign. We are looking forward to finding out whether it was the seeds in the blue or red packet that have been on the International Space Station! Tim Peake will be sending a message to let us know.

We are very excited to share with you that we are taking on an additional part-time teacher from September with the growing number of pupils here at Bentley, particularly at the lower end of the school. Miss Becca Wilding has previous experience of teaching children in Reception and KS1 and is very excited about joining our school team. The interviews for this post were supported by three of our children, Nathan, Charlie and Dylan, who were extremely professional in their approach. Not only did they have fantastic questions, but they were also able to follow up answers with additional questions too. Some super skills that will support them well into future life. Well done boys.

We have been asked by some local families about the wrap around care we provide here at Bentley so we thought it worth sharing with you some of the things we do. Our breakfast club runs every morning from 8am and provides a host of activities for the children attending, games mornings, homework catch-up, Wii Sports mornings and art sessions to name but a few. Next term they are even offering a special Forensic Crime Lab club on Friday mornings. After school care is provided by Copdock After School Club who send cars to take the children to their site next to Copdock Primary School. Our aim is to make coming to our school as accessible as possible to our families and to ensure each child is given every opportunity to thrive.

We have also been learning about the life cycle of chickens by observing some eggs in an incubator, watching them hatch (it was so eggciting!)! and then caring for them. The children very carefully held the chicks, noticing how soft and fluffy they were.

Finally, we are pleased to announce that the new school website is up and running. The next time you are surfing, please take a few minutes to have a look round the site: www.bentley.suffolk.sch.uk

If you would like any information about Robin’s Childcare please contact Vicki on 01473 310767, visit www.robinschildcare.co.uk or follow us on Twitter and Facebook.

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SPORT / ON THE GRAPEVINE EAST BERGHOLT UNITED FC

EAST BERGHOLT TENNIS CLUB

Well, the 2015/6 season has just completed and it has to be said that it has been a pretty good season for the club on the pitch.

East Bergholt Tennis Club is situated behind the playing fields in Gandish Road at CO7 6TP and welcomes new members of all ages and abilities. The club has three all-weather floodlit courts and teams take part in interclub friendlies with men’s, ladies and mixed league teams. Two professional coaches offer group and individual coaching sessions for children and adults. In particular, under the auspices of the North East Essex Tennis Academy (NEET), the club provides a high performance, tiered, group training programme for juniors (ages four to 16) more details of which are available at: www.neetacademy.co.uk

Having said that, the First Team will be disappointed with a third place finish in the Senior Division after leading the pack for a number of weeks.

However injuries to key players as the fixtures came thick and fast in the run proved to be too much and they settle for third spot.

The Reserves did continue their good run though and finished as runners-up. The A Team as previously reported ended up in a very creditable third position in the table.

After a number of years at the helm, Tony Moss has decided to step down as chairman. He has led the club to a position of some strength at a time when many clubs are struggling, indeed a number have folded, so we are sorry that he is taking a break. Nonetheless this offers the opportunity for new people to join in the running of the club, continuing the progress that has achieved while Tony has been in the chair.

AGM: Wednesday, June 15, 8pm at Gandish Road We are always looking for people who can help the club as a committee member, whether it be on the playing side or just in the background.

If you would like to sponsor the club in some capacity we would also be delighted to hear from you. Club strips, dugouts, banners or boards on matchdays are all potential for exposure for your business while supporting a local organisation.Steve Butcher, secretary, stevebutcher55@btinternet.com

Weather permitting, club night is on Tuesday from 7.30-10pm and all members are welcome.

Current membership subscriptions (allowing free use of the courts until 10pm every day) are: adults £50 or £90 per couple, juniors (under 18) £15, students £25, plus special offers for family membership.

If you would like to know more please contact the following: Pete Richmond, chairman/coach: 07932 815201 / richmondtennis@hotmail.co.uk Paul Lake, secretary: 01206 396556 / 55paullake@gmail.com

CAPEL PLOUGH FOOTBALL CLUB The village football club finished its season in early May with the four adult teams and eight youth sides all enjoying a well deserved break.

After leading the Senior Division of the Suffolk and Ipswich league last October and November the Saturday first team could not maintain their excellent early season form and ended up in seventh position after losing seven games by the odd goal.

At the club’s presentation night on April 30 the leading scorer award went to Stephen Morrison while other awards were handed out to Gary Collins and Shaun Webb. A new manager is required for our reserves who finished second bottom in the senior reserve league after having problems finding enough players to play some weeks despite having 35 players signed on, something which is not uncommon in today’s local football. Leading goalscorer went to Joe Bigmore with Kieran Tynan winning clubman of the year.

Our Sunday team finished mid table after most of the players seem to enjoy their football despite one or two having to play with a hangover from the previous night. Our Veterans (over 35) team played some good football although they also struggled to field a full side some weeks and had to call some games off.

The club would like to thank all the youth coaches who give up their spare time so that local youngsters can learn more about the game they love. We have had a few youth players from the club who have gone on to play professional football so if you keep working hard you never know where you might end up.

Finally, as well as a reserve team manager the club are also looking for more behind the scenes help on Saturday afternoons so if interested please contact club secretary Bob Morrison on 01473 311651. Enjoy the summer break.

Many thanks to all those who supported our 100 Club this season. The recent winners were as follows.

March: 1st Andy Mcdonald, 2nd John Revell, 3rd Shaun Cubbins April: 1st Stephen King, 2nd Brenda Nicholson, 3rd Alex Brown May: 1st Paul Morrison, 2nd Daniel Alderson, 3rd Christine Challenger Bob the Ploughman

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INTRODUCING YOUR NEW SAFER NEIGHBOURHOOD TEAM Dear Readers, The new county policing model for Suffolk Police has been in operation since April 4. These changes have been made to the structure of local policing and the way in which we deliver our services to the public. There are now nine locality teams strategically located across the county who will work with partners to deal with local priorities.

Hadleigh Safer Neighbourhood Team (SNT) is currently based at the police station in Hadleigh, however, we do cover a vast area of some 49 villages – from Hemingstone to the north, Brantham to the south, Nayland to the west and Shotley to the east.

THE TEAM Inspector Kevin Horton: covers whole of Ipswich West / Hadleigh Sgt Gary Milbourne: covering Hadleigh and surrounding villages) PCs: Chris Garrod, Enise Bala, Di Porter and Sarah George PCSOs: Julia Bignell, Jo Adams, Denise Ford and Stephen Cooper SNTs will work with partner agencies to deliver local solutions to local problems, focusing on early intervention and prevention. Emergency calls will be responded to by response teams covering the whole area.

In next month’s article I will go into more depth about the way we will be working and useful information regarding contacting us about issues within your community.

But for now, can I just remind you that the police station front desk at Hadleigh is no longer open to members of the public. The closest one for us would be Museum Street, Ipswich.

For emergency calls 999 / non-emergency calls 101 Email: hadleigh.snt@suffolk.pnn.police.uk Until next month, PCSO 3173 Julia Bignell, Hadleigh SNT, Magdalen Road, Hadleigh IP7 5AD

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CHURCH NEWS BENEFICE OF EAST BERGHOLT AND BRANTHAM JUNE SERVICES Wednesday 1

9.30

BCP Communion (Healing)

East Bergholt

Sunday 5

Trinity 2: Growing in God

8am

BCP Communion

East Bergholt

10am

Benefice Communion

East Bergholt

Sunday 12

Trinity 3: Growing in God / Queen’s Birthday

8am

BCP Communion

East Bergholt

10am

Communion

East Bergholt

11am

Family Service

Brantham

Saturday 18 1pm

Wedding of Lauren Shaw and Darren Ditton, Brantham

Sunday 19

Trinity 4: Growing in God

8am

BCP Communion

East Bergholt

10am

Choral Matins

East Bergholt

11am

Informal Service at Brantham with Diane Payne, who will speak of the Salvation Army’s work with regard to human trafficking and slavery.

Saturday 25 5pm

Ordinations at Bury St Edmunds Cathedral

Sunday 26

Trinity 5: Growing in God

8am

BCP Communion

East Bergholt

11am

Benefice Communion

Brantham

for the locality budget grant, Brantham Parish Council, Thompson, Smith and Puxon (TSP) for their sponsorship of the annual teddy bear jump, and Karen and Tim Harries of the Garden Café at Craft Garden Centre.

We also received a very generous legacy from a Brantham resident.

Thanks also to our architect David Whymark, the builders of Heronbuild and archaeological experts from Colchester Archaeological Trust.

My thanks go to my amazing churchwardens Jane Pavitt and Ken Stuttaford without whom this project would never have been completed.

We have twinned our toilet with a latrine in Haji Noor Nazamani in Pakistan through Tear Fund, so our toilet is helping to make a difference to other people’s lives.

Thanks be to God. The Rev Steph WEDDING FESTIVAL AT ST MARY’S The festival will run between Saturday, July 30 and Sunday, August 7, 10am until 5pm. Admission is free, but donations will be gratefully received. Tea, coffee and cake/biscuits will be available in the West End. This is a wedding/flower festival celebrating weddings at St Mary’s Church from the 1930s until the present day. All dresses belong to brides who were married at the church. Flower decorations will accompany the displays using similar flowers to those in the brides’ bouquets.

On Sunday, July 31 we will be having a very special wedding-themed service, including a baptism and wonderful music.

Sunday, July 3: Trinity 6: Patronal Festival 8am

BCP Communion

10am

Benefice Communion

East Bergholt

This schedule may change without notice if needed.

RAMBLING RECTOR The project is finally completed at St Michael’s Brantham What a workforce. Two Kango hammers and some ‘old men’ and the old floor was broken up – then our willing team had to shift a foot and a half of soil. After years of negotiations with the various authorities and once the archaeologists were sure that there was nothing of interest (no kings buried or anything likely to assist Ipswich Town) work was allowed to proceed and we were able to celebrate the opening of our new facilities with a wonderful concert by the Stowmarket Salvation Army Songsters on May 7.

Over the years £60,000 was raised.

We would particularly like to thank everyone for many generous donations from the community, Friends of St Michael’s, church members, brave teddy bears and other fundraising events. In particular we would like to thank the following: Viridor, Garfield Weston, Suffolk Historic Churches Trust, Dave Wood

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TEDDY BEAR 1st Prize PARACHUTE £50 CHALLENGE 2nd Prize Saturday 16 July 2016 from 9:30am St Michael’s Church Brantham Sponsorship forms are available in the church

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CHURCH NEWS EAST BERGHOLT CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH Cemetery Lane, East Bergholt CO7 6RZ Pastor: Mrs Maralyn Bambridge 35 Birch Drive, Brantham, Manningtree, CO11 1TG 01206 393022 / maralyn.bambridge@yahoo.com SERVICES Sunday morning at 10.30am; all welcome Communion at the end of the service on the second Sunday of each month Coffee Morning: Each Thursday, 9.30-11.30am Speakers, Services & Events Sunday, June 5 Member’s Service Sunday, June 12

Ted Wheatley, with Communion at end of Service

Sunday, June 19

Chris Finbow

Sunday, June 26 Stephen Caley Sunday, July 3

Pastor Maralyn Bambridge

As I write this, Mike and I, and Brora our little Lhasa Apso, are parked in a beach car park on the Isle of Bute. Watching the waves rolling onto the beach, seeing the mountains together with the green fields and the gorse and bluebells, really calms the soul and makes one realise afresh

HOLY FAMILY ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH Ipswich Road, Brantham CO11 1TB Parish Priest: Fr Christopher Smith, 180 Hawthorn Drive, Ipswich IP2 0QQ / 01473 684963 We are part of St Mark’s RC Parish, Ipswich. For up to date information please visit www.stmarksparish.org.uk. The weekly newsletter is displayed in the cabinet alongside the front door.

SERVICES FOR JUNE Sunday 5 10th Sunday in Ordinary Time 9am Mass Tuesday 7 9.30am 10am

Morning Prayer Mass

Sunday 12 9am

11th Sunday in Ordinary Time Mass

Tuesday 14 9.20am

10am

Eucharistic Adoration Mass

Sunday 19 9am

12th Sunday in Ordinary Time Mass: Children’s Liturgy

Tuesday 21 9.30am

10am

Morning Prayer Mass

Sunday 26 9am

13th Sunday in Ordinary Time Mass

Tuesday 28 9.30am 10am

Morning Prayer Mass

Catholic Commentary Catholics have been urged by their bishops to reflect carefully when casting their vote in the referendum. We must think of the future

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the beauty of Creation. Of course, we don’t have to travel so far, but we do need to open our eyes to the world around us to see the same beauty.

Last week we were in Rotherham which, on the surface, conjures up thoughts of industry with mainly built up areas. However, right across the road from where we parked I walked Brora in Clifton Park, a place I remember as a child. This has been created by man but the water for the waterfalls, the flowers for the beds, the grass and trees are still from the first creation and are a sight for sore eyes.

Of course, we do live in a wonderful area of England, especially the climate. Mike and I are never disappointed when we eventually return home but change is also good for the soul and it gives time to rest and reflect. Take some time out, read, meditate and thank the Lord for the wonder of this world.

Maralyn Pianist/Organist Due to health problems we no longer have a pianist/organist to accompany our services. If you play the piano and may be interested in playing for us on a part time or occasional basis, please contact John on 01206 298737 to discuss the position. Our requirements are flexible and need not be onerous. generations and the consequences not only for the United Kingdom but for Europe and the world. They say three things are essential: prayer and the guidance of the Holy Spirit; listening to/reading both sides of the debate; exercising our vote with a view to the common good of all.

Of course the church is not telling Catholics how to vote, so the bishops’ statement should not fuel the old prejudice that we do as our priests tell us.

In the statement we are reminded how the European project has been shaped by the ideals of peace, subsidiary and solidarity. In the Treaty of Rome trade was harnessed to peace and we can recall how the nations of Europe recovered from the war and grew in prosperity. Now again we need to think how to promote justice and peace. Our focus should be on the human person, not reduced to economic pros and cons. Christians hold dear the dignity of the human person, of all people, around inalienable values and in the face of every issue we should ask how this dignity can be served in Europe and beyond.

Diary dates Every last Thursday of the month a bring and buy coffee morning takes place at Viv and Wyn’s home, Paddock Gate, Whitehorse Road, East Bergholt CO7 6TR from 10.30am to noon. We are raising funds for the Parish Room refurbishment and all are very welcome to join us. The next event is on Thursday, June 30.

Supporting our local hospice All parishioners are being asked to collect used postage stamps, all year, not just at Christmas, and to place them in the box at the rear of the church to help support the outstanding work of our local hospice.

Catholic Chaplain at Ipswich Hospital Fr Adrian Gates is the Catholic Chaplain at Ipswich Hospital (01473 726701). Please contact him if you or a Catholic is in or due to go into hospital and requires his services.

All are very welcome at Holy Family, Brantham All are very welcome to attend Holy Family services. It is not necessary to be a Catholic and enquiries about the Catholic Faith are always welcome.

Please contact the presbytery, as above, or a local person whom you know is a Catholic.

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CHURCH NEWS BRANTHAM AND CAPEL METHODIST CHURCHES HOW DO YOU MAKE DECISIONS? Have you ever been invited to walk across hot coals? How did you decide whether to do it or not? As I arrived at a venue for a motivational talk there was a huge fire burning outside the venue. The speaker said we could, if we chose, walk across the hot burning coals, with the flames leaping five or six metres into the air. Most people’s reaction was no-way would they walk through that!

we learn lessons. Jesus made decision to go to Jerusalem, knowing this would lead to his death. His disciples followed as they had learned to trust Jesus. The outcome seemed disastrous, but it was life transforming for those disciples and for the world. Jesus didn’t promise that if you believe in him all your troubles will disappear. However he did promise to be with us every step of the way, not simply by our side, but leading the way, one step beyond us.

By the time we got outside it was dusk, the flames were dying down and the coals had become glowing embers. They laid the burning coals to form a long glowing carpet, two metres wide about 70mm deep. At intervals there was a person preparing you to walk across these hot coals with bare feet. By the time I got to the front of the queue, I had seen many people cross and appear unscathed the other side. I was glad not to be the first – it gave me the confidence as others had done it and now I have the certificate to prove that I did it. It felt great!

The Rev Andrew Sankey, Minister at Capel and Brantham Methodist Churches 8 Roundridge Road, Capel St Mary IP9 2UG apsankey@gmail.com / 01473 311178 / 07726 299968

When someone is willing to lead it makes it easier for others to have the courage to follow. As a nation, we have a decision to make in the referendum this month. How are you going to make that decision? I still think that many of us are unsure, we don’t know all the facts and both sides are interpreting the facts and the potential outcomes in a particular way to support their view. This leaves us not knowing quite what to believe. It could well be you respect a particular person who is on one side or the other of the debate and you are willing to follow their leadership.

That’s fine, but remember leaders can be fallible and there are positive and negative points on both sides. I certainly wouldn’t want to lead you astray by suggesting you vote one way or the other, and Jesus, whom I follow, doesn’t make any clear directive. He has given us minds to think through these issues and also principles which have impact on how to live in community. We are to care for widows and orphans, to care for the homeless, to look to the interests of others and not just ourselves – to love and to serve one another.

When I got to the carpet of hot embers, it was tempting to turn away. I made the decision to cross. The feeling of achievement was wonderful.

As a church we are sometimes making difficult decisions, about employment, buildings, relationships. We sometimes have to take a step of faith. Sometimes we get it right, sometimes we make mistakes and

HAPPY BIRTHDAY YOUR MAJESTY A Birthday Celebration Service will be held at Capel St Mary Methodist Church on Sunday, June 12 at 6.30pm, followed by refreshments including a birthday cake. Free copies of a 64page book entitled The Servant Queen and the King she Serves will be available. I’ve given hundreds of copies of this book away, and just placed my fourth order. If you can’t get to the service and would like a copy, contact me and I’ll drop a copy in next time I’m in your area.

BRANTHAM METHODIST Sunday 5 11am Sunday 12 11am Sunday 19 11am Sunday 26 11am

Worship with Mr Roger Theobald Worship with Mr Martin Ellis Worship with Mr Brian Loader Worship with The Rev Chris Jowett

CAPEL ST MARY METHODIST Sunday 5 10.30am Worship with Canon Paul Daltry

6.30pm Prayer Stations Sunday 12 10.30am Worship with Deacon Georgina Brooks

6.30pm Birthday Celebration Service for our Queen Sunday 19 10.30am Worship with Dr Liz Cope Sunday 26 10.30am All Age Worship with The Rev Sankey

7.30pm United Prayer Time at St Mary’s (RC)

KEY TO LOVE CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP Where Jesus is Love and love is Jesus COME AND JOIN US IN OUR NEW FELLOWSHIP – EVERYONE IS WELCOME Hear the teachings of our Lord and Saviour, Jesus, with our lively worship and service. Refreshments served afterwards.

Every Sunday morning at 11am in The Ivell Suite at Venture Centre 2000, Bromley Road, Lawford CO11 2JE. If you or someone you know needs prayer for anything, please contact us.

David and Rosie Rhule 07787 572977 / 01206 397533 / info@thekeytoloveministries.co.uk www.thekeytoloveministries.co.uk

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